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AWS SAA-C03 · Question 03 · Domain 1.1: Secure Access

A mobile application needs to authenticate users using their social media accounts (Facebook, Google) and then grant them temporary access to upload photos directly to an Amazon S3 bucket.<br/><br/>Which AWS service combination should a solutions architect use?

Answer options:

A.

AWS IAM users and AWS STS

B.

Amazon Cognito User Pools and Amazon Cognito Identity Pools

C.

AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS SSO) and Amazon S3

D.

Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda

How to approach this question

Differentiate between workforce identity and consumer identity services.

Full Answer

B.Amazon Cognito User Pools and Amazon Cognito Identity Pools✓ Correct
Amazon Cognito User Pools and Amazon Cognito Identity Pools
Cognito Identity Pools (Federated Identities) enable you to create unique identities for your users and federate them with identity providers. With an identity pool, you can obtain temporary, limited-privilege AWS credentials to access other AWS services.

Common mistakes

Confusing Cognito User Pools (authentication) with Identity Pools (authorization/AWS credentials).

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